This part of the law used to explain how to opt out of bargaining. However, it was removed from the Employment Relations Act 2000 on 12 December 2018. The law no longer includes instructions on how to opt out of bargaining. If you want to know more about the current rules for bargaining, you might need to look at other parts of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
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44A: Employer may opt out of bargaining for collective agreement, or for agreement to join collective agreement, involving 2 or more employers, or
“Bosses can choose not to join group talks with other bosses about worker agreements.”
44C: Effect of opting out, or
“This explains what happens when you choose not to be part of a group agreement at work.”
